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The flooding was concentrated in the area of Dismal River Road, which includes Dismal River, Patterson, Hale Creek, Pilgrim’s Knob, Whitewood and Jewell Valley, the sheriff’s office said.
As cleanup efforts continue and floodwaters recede in flood-ravaged southwestern Virginia, the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office said Thursday morning that it had made contact with all 44 people ...
Drone video from Billy Bowling shows flooding in Buchanan County, Virginia, that damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for Tuesday night.
The 2024 Virginia wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Virginia.During the 2024 Spring wildfire season between February 15 to April 30, at least 411 wildfires burnt "nearly 20,000 acres", the largest area burned in the last 30 years in that time period, and nearly ten times as much as the 2023 Spring season with 2,174 acres.
This, combined with additional rainfall and flooding on July 28, led to a state of emergency being declared by Governor Jim Justice for six counties: Mingo, McDowell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Logan, and Wyoming. [9] Partly as a result of the flooding, Huntington, West Virginia recorded their wettest July on record with 9.41 in (23.9 cm) of rain. [10]
The Yeocomico River is a 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km) [1] tidal tributary of the southern portion of the Potomac River in Virginia's Northern Neck. The Yeocomico forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Northumberland counties. Yeocomico is a Native American name roughly translated as "tossed to and fro by the waters." Others suggest it is an ...
The sheriff’s office advised that if you know someone “who is unaccounted or who may have been affected by the flooding, please call 1-833-748-1424 to add them to the search list.” Show comments
In Newport News, the fire department was dispatched to Buxton Avenue in the morning to assist with a car that got stuck due to flooding from overnight. Buxton Ave flooding (Courtesy: NNFD) Ferry ...